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US HR6056

US HR6056
Parents Bill of Rights Act


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Introduced
11/19/2021
In Committee
11/19/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.

AI Summary

This bill, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, aims to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the nation's public schools. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring state education agencies to post curriculum and revisions to academic standards on their websites for public access. 2. Mandating local education agencies to post their budgets, including all revenues and expenditures, on their websites for each school. 3. Obligating local education agencies to post their parent engagement plans and policies on their websites. 4. Enhancing the "parents' right-to-know" provisions, including the right to review curriculum, meet with teachers, access school budgets and library materials, and be informed about violent incidents and plans to eliminate gifted/talented programs. 5. Prohibiting educational agencies from acting as agents of parents to provide consent without parental opt-out, selling student information for commercial purposes, and developing privacy policies without meaningful parental engagement. 6. Updating the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) to give parents more control over their children's personal information and involvement in certain school activities. The bill aims to empower parents and ensure transparent relationships between schools and families.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (117)

Julia Letlow (R)* Robert Aderholt (R),  Rick Allen (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Jim Baird (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Jack Bergman (R),  Stephanie Bice (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Tim Burchett (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  Kat Cammack (R),  Mike Carey (R),  Jerry Carl (R),  Buddy Carter (R),  David Cawthorn (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Liz Cheney (R),  Ben Cline (R),  Andrew Clyde (R),  Connie Conway (R),  Rick Crawford (R),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Mario Diaz-Balart (R),  Byron Donalds (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  Pat Fallon (R),  Randy Feenstra (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Brad Finstad (R),  Scott Fitzgerald (R),  Virginia Foxx (R),  Scott Franklin (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Carlos Giménez (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Garret Graves (R),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Michael Guest (R),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Diana Harshbarger (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Kevin Hern (R),  Clay Higgins (R),  French Hill (R),  Ashley Hinson (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Ronny Jackson (R),  Christopher Jacobs (R),  Mike Johnson (R),  John Joyce (R),  Fred Keller (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  David Kustoff (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Jake LaTurner (R),  Debbie Lesko (R),  Nicole Malliotakis (R),  Tracey Mann (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Kevin McCarthy (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  Tom McClintock (R),  David McKinley (R),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Dan Meuser (R),  Carol Miller (R),  Mary Miller (R),  Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R),  John Moolenaar (R),  Alex Mooney (R),  Barry Moore (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Greg Murphy (R),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Jay Obernolte (R),  Burgess Owens (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  August Pfluger (R),  Bill Posey (R),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Tom Rice (R),  David Rouzer (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Steve Scalise (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Mike Simpson (R),  Chris Smith (R),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Pete Stauber (R),  Michelle Steel (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Bryan Steil (R),  Greg Steube (R),  Van Taylor (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Tom Tiffany (R),  David Valadao (R),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Beth Van Duyne (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Michael Waltz (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Rob Wittman (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 11/19/2021)

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